Leadership Team
Troy Robinson
Founder/Owner
Experience: Founder and entrepreneur with over 40-years' experience in manufacturing and product design of custom sports padding solutions. Troy holds multiple patents for innovative design and is a sports industry recognized expert in specifying the density structure of cushioning required for superior impact protection. He is an advisor of the ASTM Committee.
Sports: Golf, fly fishing, and travel
Personal: Troy resides in Southern California with his wife Michelle.
Michelle Robinson
Founder/Owner
Email: michelle@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855
Ken Robinson
President
Email: ken@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855, x 22
Jesse Grande
Vice-President of Engineering
Email: jesse@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855, x17
Experience: As one of the company's Founders, Michelle supports SVP's business development and provides oversight to upper management with a focus on strategic and innovative partnerships. Her ongoing contributions to growth and sales of the company have enhanced SVP's footprint on countless sports venues across the United States.
Leisure: Photography, travel, golf, & fly fishing
Personal: Resides in Southern California with husband Troy.
Experience: President. With over 20-years of proven success overseeing operations, business development, contracting, and project management of safety padding applications and construction technologies for the MLB, NFL, NBA, University and College, Fitness Franchise, and Entertainment industries.
Education: B.S. College of Business and Economics, CA State Univ. Fullerton
Licenses: Active State Contractors’ License Class B#997858
Leisure: Golf, snow skiing, and travel
Experience: 20-years of experience in design and engineering solutions. With diverse technical skills, Jesse leads a talented engineering team from conceptual design to installation.
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Design, Materials and Product Architecture, Univ. of Advancing Technology, Tempe, AZ.
Technical: AutoCAD project Engineering, Applied Field Laser Technology
Favorite Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Sports: Co-Ed Softball League & Bowling
Matt Murguia
Sr. Director of Operations
Email: matt@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855, x40
Experience: Over 20 years of operations and supply chain management, specializing in operational efficiency and strategic manufacturing. Matt’s problem-solving skills allow SVP to reduce costs and increase productivity.
Education: B.A. Business Administration and Management, Arizona State Univ.
About: Married with 3 children, Huntington Beach native, likes to grill and cook, enjoys wine tasting, street taco junkie, avid traveler
Favorite Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Leisure: Concerts, sporting events, amateur mixologist, BMW enthusiast
Teresa Torre
Director of Sales
Email: teresa@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855
Rodger Sharer
Director of Graphic Design
Email: rodger@svpadding.com
Office Phone: 877-599-6855, x15
Experience: Teresa spent the last 21-years in sales and business development with a focus on project management and contracting for a nationwide firm. Prior to that, she managed a $20M operating budget at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center's Dept. of Medicine. She is a co-founder of an Internet startup that went public; whose business model was interactive marketing via game experiences. Teresa supports a multi-disciplinary sales strategy for continued growth in the sports padding industry.
Leisure: Huge sports fan!
Personal: Resides in Southern California
Experience: Over 22-years of experience in graphic design and project team leadership. Rodger possesses an imaginative flair in visual arts, working knowledge of the latest computer design technology, and an understanding of material costs and production schedules. He specializes in producing visual solutions and conceptual designs that meet the communication needs of SVP clients.
Education: B.A. Graphic Design, CA State University Fullerton
Leisure: Marathons
About: Resides in Southern California
As the Technical Expert to ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials), we help define what materials and foam densities best serve an athlete making contact with field padding while on the move.
